The Dreaming Sea

And so the Dread Wolf left this world with his Bride to enter the Fade’s Blackened City, hoping to restore its golden shine.

[thedreamingsea]

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Welcome!

Hi there! I’m thedreamingsea and thank you for taking the time to check out my blog.

Here is where you will find the home of my Dragon Age obsession. In particular, you will find this a hub of all things Solas and Solavellan. But other characters and ships from the DA universe will show up too.

I am slowly building up a hobby of writing, and I hope to share some of it when I feel ready. My AO3 account is: thedreamingsea

My Dragon Age OCs:

Sylvana Lavellan - My Beloved Inquisitor

My sweet baby girl. My favourite player character in Dragon Age. I adore Sylvana and she is very special to me. She was my first and only Inquisitor and her story with Solas will always hold a special place in my heart. From being First to her Dalish clan, to Leader of the Inquisition and finally to Bride, Partner and Equal of Fen’Harel, the Dread Wolf… one of her People’s Gods. It was a ride from start to finish. Spending a decade in Hell, waiting for its conclusion, was a time let me tell you. So very worth it though, and I will love them eternally.

Anara "Ana" De Riva - My Antivan Crow

My little shadow. My girl who grants peace in death. My Spellblade assassin who stole the heart of the "Demon of Vyrantium". I love the Crows and the squabbling family-like vibe they had in Veilguard. I adore Viago and Rook's bond. Lucanis and Rook's romance was slow, steady and deep; building a strong trust with one another. They were ride-or-die partners and I really liked how they bonded throughout the game.

Elena Ingellvar - My Mourn Watcher

I had a rough March, 2026. Between family illness and a nasty flare up of my own, I took some time away from the internet. I spent the time slowly playing through a new run of Veilguard, where I created Elena: an Elven, Mourn Watch, Reaper Warrior. I enjoyed this character a lot, and I was reminded about just how much I love Emmrich Volkarin as a character. The romance is soft and sweet and I had a lot of fun. A perfect way to recover.

My DA world state is as follows:

DAO: Amelia Cousland with Alistair - Warden Queen, rebuilding in Fereldan

DA2: Aeryn Hawke with Fenris - Both alive, travelling Thedas

DAI: Sylvana Lavellan with Solas - Atonement, living within the Fade

DATV: Elena Ingellvar with Emmrich - Returned to the Necropolis, in occasional contact with Solas and Sylvana through spiritual connection/Fade magic

[fenharels-chewtoy]

Solas | Dying alone

Post-vg art. Fen’Harel, bound to the Veil. He comes across an old foe—a manifestation of Nightmares.

[galacticsparkles]

Divider(s) of the Day

Version 1 (large)

Version 2 (small)

Solas' Companion Icon from Inquisition

Today I'm giving you two versions of the same design :)

I got very carried away with the first one and while I'm happy with how it looks, I admit the intricate design might not be everyone's cup of tea, so I made a simpler version as well. (See, I can rein myself in when needed...)

So go ahead and use them if you want to ! 💚

I appreciate being credited if you do, but it is not necessary, liking and reblogging this post is enough to lift my spirits :)

[vhen-harel]

“But you were always stubborn. Insubordinate, unmanageable. Even by Mythal’s reckoning.” ~ Elgar'nan.

God I just love this line because it reveals so much about Solas. It basically suggests that Solas was never someone that anyone could fully control - though it certainly sounds like some tried to. Calling him “insubordinate” and “unmanageable” is just who he’s always been.

What really stands out for me is “even by Mythal’s reckoning,” because as close as him and Mythal were, she never could fully rein him in. Can you imagine how many times Solas would have pissed Mythal off? So whatever their relationship was, it was never about him blindly following her. If anything, she’s being used as the benchmark here - if she couldn’t manage him, no one could.

It also makes his rebellion feel like the natural result of who he already was.

[miraabellee]

ʏᴏᴜɴɢ, ᴄᴏᴄᴋʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴛ-ʙʟᴏᴏᴅᴇᴅ.

And hot af.

[heyitscuteway]

ᴏʜ ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ʜɪ 💜

[vhen-harel]

Elvhen language really is just Spirit language, isn't it?

Considering Elvhen is a language where feeling, rhythm, and context matter, it fits spirits perfectly. What are spirits, really, if not beings made up of essence and emotion? They’re vibrational in nature, so it makes sense they’d have a language that matches the way they exist.

It also makes sense to me that the first elves who manifested would just keep speaking the language they already knew as spirits - but that also it would evolve over time.

And Solas’ title of Spirit-Speaker reads a bit differently with this in mind. Out of all the Evanuris, he seems to be the one who retained the language the most. He speaks to spirits, yes - but literally, he still "speaks in spirit".

Solas Ar dirthan'as ir elgara, ma'sula e'var vhenan. Sera: Pppbbthh! Solas: Excuse me? Sera: Excuse yourself - whatever you said and what I did, same  difference to me. Solas: I'd hoped... well, our people can sometimes feel the rhythm of the language despite lacking the vocabulary.

I went looking for how people have interpreted “Ar dirthan'as ir elgara, ma'sula e'var vhenan" and I think Dumped, Drunk & Dalish broke it down really well: I speak in/from the very spirit-place, the song of our heart OR I speak to you from the Fade, in the language of our home.

Spirit language.

The conversation between Solas and his Wisdom friend is entirely "spirit speak". Solas speaks to Abelas in Elvhen when talking about finding a new name. Names are tied to essence and purpose - he is speaking to Abelas spirit to spirit.

His argument with Elgar’nan becomes really fascinating in this context. Solas mocks him for using the common tongue so on the surface it’s like a sarcastic dig. But now it feels like it could be disgust or disappointment (mourning?) at how disconnected ("out of tune"/out of essence) the Evanuris had become from their spirit nature.

Mythal is fascinating in this context too. In VG, she never once speaks to Solas in Elvhen. These two are supposed to share one of the deepest spiritual connections in the series, and yet they never speak to each other in the language of spirits, not in Solas’ memories nor the atonement ending. Interpret that how you will.

For me, it’s why I’ve always viewed Solas and Mythal’s relationship through a lens of decay and disconnection. Solas constantly acts like someone trying to preserve his connection to Wisdom, while Mythal became increasingly worldly over thousands of years. One part of her remained trapped in the Crossroads for centuries isolated, while the other passed from host to host, evolving. After all that fragmentation it makes sense she may no longer identify with spirit language.

So when she “releases” Solas in the common tongue, she's no longer a spirit speaking to her companion spirit. This is two ancient beings standing at the end of a relationship that spiritually died a long time ago.

And honestly, I think that’s the real release Mythal gives him in that ending. Not just freedom from service or obligation, but the severing of the last spiritual tie between them. Because as former companion spirits, Elvhen should theoretically be the most natural way they communicate. But that deeper resonance is gone. They no longer “speak the same language,” spiritually, literally, or metaphorically.

Which of course leads to the only character in the series written to speak to Solas in Elvhen - Lavellan. The relationship is heavily defined by Solas being drawn to Lavellan’s spirit. Lavellan makes Solas’ own spirit sing. But it also says a great deal that Lavellan speaks Elvhen back to Solas. What exactly that means is up to each individual lover of their relationship to define.

I’ve always interpreted Solas as a character trying to remain connected to what he originally was:

Solas: I apologize for disturbing you, Cole. I am not a spirit, and sometimes it is hard to remember such simple truths.

But I see through a new lens as well. I don’t think Solas speaking Elvhen is just about clinging to his past out of desperation. I think it shows that part of him is still genuinely connected to what he once was and that his time in DAI helped in that. If Elvhen is Spirit language, then the fact it still comes naturally to him says a lot.

[liaragaming]

Solas's romance not locking you in until he breaks up with you is so perfect because...

The first time I played his romance, I was like, "I've heard about this elf. What's he about?" And by the end of it, I was like, "Well, he doesn't have much content. And he kinda throws conflicting messages? That lake scene was beautiful tho." Oh, well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Reloaded Inquisition intent to romance Cullen, got to Solas's *giggle-snort* "Is that a serious question?", and went:

The smooth MFer! He had locked me in!

[lillianmaydraws]

I don't know what to write anymore, except awwwwwwww. Sometimes I really like to draw

[aurelia-leta]

His Sun & Her Moon

[burloire]

Been a busy week, but ya'll know I can't go a Sunday without some self-indulgent blorbos kissing a lil bit. I started an art bluesky also, if anyone wants to scream about Solas with me on there too. :D burloire [draws] (@burloiredraws.bsky.social) — Bluesky

[narravero]

Falon'Din and Dirthamen Shadow and Reflection The Friend of the Dead and The Keeper of Secrets

Timelapse after the cut

[avegoxcx]

Commission for @sousukeaizen 💕

[sousukeaizen]

MY LOVESSS AAH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 💕💕💕💕💕

[pickled0ctopus]

They call me The Dread Wolf. 

What will they call you when this is over?

[merrinla]

The Dread Wolf Rises quest can't be completed in the journal, even if you cheat the game and load after the ending.

However, in the script you can find post-game journal entry depending on the ending that was not included in the release.

Elgar'nan and his Archdemon are dead, and the blight is once more imprisoned safely. If Rook defeated Solas: After a final bare-knuckle fight, Solas has been banished into his prison as well, his life force now sustaining the Veil. If Rook outsmarted Solas: After attempting a double-cross, Solas was undone by the team's clever trap and banished to the prison as well, with his life force now sustaining the Veil. Redeem: After an appeal from old friends, including a remnant of Mythal herself, Solas saw reason and willingly tied his own life force to the Veil to keep it in place. Alone: He entered the prison voluntarily, ready to do penance by trying to heal the pain of the blight and bring the Titans peace. Solavellan: He entered the prison voluntarily, ready to do penance, and was joined by the Inquisitor, who never gave up on him. Together, the two will find happiness by trying to heal the pain of the blight and bring the Titans peace. The world—for now, at least—is safe.

[gay-goth-gremlin]

The lily means…

I dare you to love me

[aurelia-leta]

In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, But sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art. - Rumi.